The Free Press Summer Festival will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year with another lineup that includes festival-friendly acts, top indie-rock buzz bands, hip-hop and a few vintage rock acts. The fest will run June 1-2 at Eleanor Tinsley Park.

The Dropkick Murphys,a punky Irish band from Boston, dropped its eighth studio album, “Signed and Sealed in Blood,” in January that follows a more serious concept album. This one is full of catchy singalongs, but rest assured, the band still packs a punch onstage. When: 7 p.m. Thursday; Where: House of Blues, 1204 Caroline; Tickets: $27.50-$37.50.

Over the past year and a half, Mike Doughty has put out three very different records and a memoir. The records include “Yes and Also Yes,” a new set of Doughty originals; “The Flip Is Another Honey,” which is an album of greatly re-imagined covers of songs by the likes of John Denver, Randy Newman, the Stone Roses and Cheap Trick; and “The Question Jar Show,” a live duo album with an intriguing Q&A component.
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Big Mamou, the little yellow-clad cafe that served down-home Cajun fare, will close after service Thursday, Feb. 28.

The Big Mamou will no doubt leave a big hole in the hearts of its Cajun-loving fans and neighbors when the Heights restaurant, known for its Gumbo Ya-Ya, po’boys and N’Awlins red beans and rice, closes Thursday, Feb. 28.

In the opening moments of “Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary,” blues great Jerry Portnoy acknowledges preconceived notions about the harmonica. He says when he tells people he plays the instrument, “There’s always a dead pause. ‘You’re not a real musician.’”

“Pocket” then sets about to debunk that misconception.
“What we hoped was to set up the tone of this instrument being something that a lot of people associate with a toy,” says producer Todd Slobin. “Our hope and goal was clearly to show that it’s much more than that.”

Ever have the feeling that happy hour cannot possibly come soon enough? If it’s one of those days, Hugo’s is here to help. With a happy hour that begins at 2 p.m., Montrose’s famous interior-Mexican restaurant beats everyone to the punch — er, sangria.